Test bank for priorities in critical care nursing 9th edition linda d. urden kathleen m. stacy Updated

The nurse has a duty to act as a patient advocate, in this case by holding the preoperative sedation until the doctor and the patient can speak and the patient is satisfied that she has the necessary information to make this decision.

PTS: 1                                              DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing            REF: p. 31 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A                              TOP: Legal

MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment

1.                                                Which statement is accurate regarding a nurse’s job description?

a.                                                         As long as the nurse follows the American Nurses Association Standards of Care, the job description is irrelevant in a negligence allegation.

b.                                                        Job descriptions must be reflective of the accepted standard of care.

c.                                                       Institution-specific job descriptions are not legally acceptable.

d.                                                        Job descriptions should be vague in describing nursing functions to avoid claims of negligence.

ANS: B

Although job descriptions can be institution specific, they should be reflective of the national and community standards of care. Job descriptions are based on professional accountability as outlined by state boards of nursing and standards of practice.

PTS: 1                                              DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding     REF: p. 29 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A                              TOP: Legal

MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment

2.                                                The ability to practice as a licensed professional nurse is a privilege granted by what entity? a.  Employee contract

b.                                                        State legislature

c.                                                         State boards of nursing

d.                                                        Congress

ANS:

B

The very ability to practice as a licensed professional nurse is a privilege granted by the state and is a function of each state’s authority to promote and protect the health and welfare of its citizens. State boards of nursing (BON) are administrative bodies created by—and that operate under—state statutes, or more generally written state laws created by state legislatures and signed by the governor. In turn, the BONs develop more specific rules (or regulations) for obtaining and maintaining licensure.

PTS: 1                                              DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding     REF: p. 24

OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A                 TOP: Legal MSC: NCLEX:           Safe     and      Effective                                        Care Environment

3.                                              Why is restraining a competent patient against his or her wishes considered an intentional tort?

a.                                                                   The nurse did not document the patient’s need for restraints.

b.                                                                  The nurse failed to get a physician’s order for restraints.